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| Gary Willard |
PALO ALTO, CA, Nov. 14, 2013 – Marcus & Millichap Real
Estate Investment Services, the nation’s largest real estate investment
services firm, has named Gary Willard, CCIM as western director,
National Office and Industrial Properties Group (NOIPG). He is based in the
firm’s Palo Alto, Calif., office, reporting to managing director Alan
Pontius, who oversees NOIPG.
“Gary brings a proven track record of 30 years of investment
sales experience to our team,” says Pontius. “Attracting a recognized
professional of Gary’s caliber is further testament to the strength of our platform
and growth strategy in the office and industrial market. His incredible
background and high-profile industry presence make him ideally suited for this
role.”
In his new post, Willard is charged with growing and
developing Marcus & Millichap’s expanding office and industrial investment
sales team for the western United States. He is also responsible for aligning
and supporting the firm’s national strategic growth initiatives in the region.
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| Alan Pontius |
As lead broker on over 150 transactions totaling $2.5 billion,
Willard has gained invaluable investment brokerage expertise as well as broad
and deep relationships with private and institutional investors. During his
18-year tenure with CBRE he was a member of the firm’s Institutional Services
Group where he focused on disposition assignments for larger office and
business park properties throughout northern California.
In 2001, Willard co-founded NAI BT Commercial’s (Cassidy
Turley) Investment Services Group in San Francisco and co-managed the group
through 2009.
Most recently he was a partner at TCI Properties, a boutique
investment brokerage firm in Redwood City, Calif., where he and his partners
represented Forest City in the $93 million sale of the Fairmount Office
Center, a 326,000-square-foot high-rise in downtown San Jose.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please
contact:
Gina Relva
Public Relations Manager
(925) 953-1716
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